foobar-style name for a dummy variable
settlement; conclusion; summary
origin; beginning; source; rise
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
example of use; usage example; use example
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the same; the said; likewise
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
already; now; no longer; not any more
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
how; in what way; by what means
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)