device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
of course; certainly; naturally
indicate reason; infers some protest
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
guardian; protector; patron; parent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
individual; private person; personal; private
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
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 choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
memory; sense; experience
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in that manner; like that
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
monetary offering; offertory
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be needed; to be wanted
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below