that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
family; members of a family
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
living thing; living creature; animal; life
time; season; period; phase; stage
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
specialization; specialisation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
opinion; point of view; visual point
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
although I say; although one might say; although called
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reserve corps; flying squadron
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
had better ...; had better not ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
father; dad; husband; you; he
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very