to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to stop walking; to pause
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
action; operation; effect; function
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
between times; when there's a spare moment
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
episode; anecdote; vignette
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
more than anything; above all else
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch