up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
drinking bout; merrymaking
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
bad news; news of a death; death notice
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to backfire; to have a harmful result
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
comfort; consolation; diversion
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people