skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
difficult to ...; hard to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
how long; how far; how much
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident