single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
counter for (school) periods; nth period
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to lag (esp. in online gaming)
but; however; provided that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
older sister; elder sister
nice; good; well-executed
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
capacity; volume; capacitance
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging