income; receipts; revenue
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
university graduate; having graduated from university
big corporation; major firm; leading company
finding employment; getting a job
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
difference; variation; difference
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
such; this sort of; like this
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
middle of the night; dead of night
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention