big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to get accustomed to using
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
though; notwithstanding; although
conviction; belief; confidence
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
both; both sides; both parties
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin