almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
war; fighting; fierce competition
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
estimate (of costs); budget
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
custom; practice; convention; precedent
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
influence; effect; impact
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
wholesale arrest; round-up
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
addition; annexation; appendage
etc.; et cetera; and so on
scale; scope; plan; structure
astronomical figure; astronomical number
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
radiant smile; contented smile
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)