highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to increase; to add to; to augment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
three; three years of age
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
retort; back talk; backchat
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)