shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
results; record; grades; marks
prognosis; recuperation; convalescence
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
sense of values; values; value system
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
feeling; sense; impression
research; study; investigation
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
carcinogenicity; cancer-causing quality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity