something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
I see; that's right; indeed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
human rights; civil liberties
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...