all over; all over the place; everywhere
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
else; in addition; besides
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
distribution; circulation
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
only; merely; but; no more than
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
for the first time in one's life
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
boastful speech; bragging
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
group; bunch; crowd; group
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
record high; all-time high
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember