to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to repeat; to do over again
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
point of compromise; common ground
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
scale; scope; plan; structure
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
function; facility; faculty; feature
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability