various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be needed; to be wanted
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
all; entire; whole; altogether
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as before; as ever; as it was originally
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last