expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
of course; certainly; naturally
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
for this very reason; that is exactly why
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
secondary; of secondary importance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hook; crochet hook; crochet needle
smallish; on the small side
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that is to say; so that means
amigurumi; knitted or crocheted stuffed toy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of