high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; this sort of; like this
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
street; quarter; district; area
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the place for; the time for; the level of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn