private joke; inside joke
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
all over; all over the place; everywhere
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
distribution; circulation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
only; merely; but; no more than
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
for the first time in one's life
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
boastful speech; bragging
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
group; bunch; crowd; group
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
record high; all-time high
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result