terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
by myself; in person; by oneself
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(police) detective; criminal matter
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to