average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in this way; thus; such; uh...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
class; heading; group; category
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
all; entire; whole; altogether
discrimination; discernment; identification
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous