near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
divide into four pieces; one fourth
amount of money; sum of money
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
good person; virtuous person
not necessarily so; is not always true
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cares; ill feeling; reserve
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
battlefield; battleground
instant; moment; for an instant
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
here and there; everywhere
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?