scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
name; given name; first name
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
(some) more; even more; longer; further
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
for example; for instance; e.g.
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
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
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)