one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
failure; mistake; blunder
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like