interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
originally; by nature; from the start
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two classes; double; two sets
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
inside one's heart; in one's mind
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!