glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
labor; labour; manpower; working force
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
gem; jewel; precious stone
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
form; shape; figure; visage
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
sympathy; empathy; response
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
myself; yourself; I; me; you
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
real intention; true motive; true meaning
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
rather; better; instead; if anything
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sense of values; values; value system
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank