duty; function; office; mission; task; role
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
time; hour; period; class
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make merry; to be festive
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
nothing but; except; no more than
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse