important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
one's family; family member
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; like this; in this way
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
such; like that; that sort of; very
invitation; introduction; temptation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
how; in what way; circumstances
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)