to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
irregular employment; atypical employment
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dried-up swamp; dried-up marsh; dried-up stream; dry streambed
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be able to manage somehow or other
to not take seriously; to take lightly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
from now; from this moment; henceforth
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though