why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
until now; so far; up to the present
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to be needed; to be wanted
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
match; game; bout; contest
to be helpful; to be useful
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
number one; first; best; most; game; round
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
medical care; medical treatment
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
maid; helper; help; assistance
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room