this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
understood; I see; OK; present; here
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in succession; one by one
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
suffix for familiar person
time; hour; period; class
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
around the world; throughout the world
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; season; period; phase; stage
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
danger; peril; hazard; risk
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to move forward; to move on
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
older sister; lass; young lady
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
door; gate; opening; title page
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...