selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
malicious; deliberately mean
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
quality (of a product or a service)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
supply; provision; service; supply
exclusive; attached to; specialist
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
sympathy; compassion; pity
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner