long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
almost; roughly; approximately
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such; like that; that sort of; very
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
don't you think?; indicates question
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
resignation; acceptance; consolation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
meaning; significance; sense
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
can do; may do; be capable of doing
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane