desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
changing completely; transformation
chapter one; first chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
that is to say; so that means
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
rice field on flat land; unterraced paddy
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
chief; main; principal; important
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous