to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to speak; to say; to vocalize
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior; elder; person older than oneself
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
conviction; belief; confidence
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
this world; this life; world of the living
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to boost; to force up; to push up
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk