almost; roughly; approximately
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
beauty contest to name Miss ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
by myself; in person; by oneself
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be able to manage somehow or another
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(find) common (meeting) ground
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
high achiever; student with good academic results
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
by means of; due to; because of; according to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)