to be helpful; to be useful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
magazine; journal; periodical
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
heading; headline; index; headword