(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
results; record; grades; marks
relatively; comparatively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
core; core; hardcore; all-out
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
originally; by nature; from the start
journal; magazine; periodical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
original story; original version; this volume
prequel; retrospective talk; (a) retrospective
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
confrontation; opposition; antagonism