to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to surge; to well up; to gush out
strength; power; proficiency; ability
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
final; eventual; ultimate
plural; multiple; plural (number)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
chance (of success); odds
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
preface; introduction; preamble