mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to try to do; to attempt to do
for example; for instance; e.g.
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image