what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
so; like this; in this way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
together; at the same time; same; identical
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
number one; first; best; most; game; round
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
after school (at the end of the day)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
consequence; outcome; result; blame
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
though; notwithstanding; although
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
again; once more; a second time
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way