centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
and so; therefore; for that reason
chit; sales slip; voucher
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
weather forecast; weather report
chief; main; principal; major
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
Japanese (language) version, edition
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
almost; roughly; approximately
situation; developments; outcome
to increase; to add to; to augment
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more