maintenance; preservation; improvement
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such; like that; that sort of; very
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
go that far; to that extent
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
of course; certainly; naturally
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
speech and conduct; words and deeds
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by myself; in person; by oneself
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be surprised; to be astonished
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care