advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
choice; selection; option
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
both (people); the two of them
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
short distance; close range
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
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
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week