to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
pointing out; identification
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
display; (computer) display; monitor
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
name; given name; first name
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
accurate; correct; precise; exact
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged