recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as if it were about oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
instant; moment; for an instant
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
family; members of a family
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned