favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
consequence; outcome; result; blame
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
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
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to become misty; to become hazy
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
distinction; differentiation; classification
simply; merely; only; solely
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to shake; to sway; to waver
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
-less; lacking; non-existing
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)