to control; to command; to get the better of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
top university; leading university; first-rate university
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
great mountain; large mountain
sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
board chairman; managing director; chief director
highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)