disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
reality; actuality; hard fact
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
honorific/polite/humble prefix
factory; plant; mill; workshop
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to go with the flow; to go with the times
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
how many people; a number of people
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
engraver; carver; sculptor
author; writer; novelist; artist
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...