enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
existence; possession; having; limited company
personal; individual; private
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
plural; multiple; several
coincident with; while; simultaneously
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
runner-up; second (in a race)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
refund; rebate; repayment