originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to move forward; to move on
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
you could say; you might say; verging on the
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
various; many; all kinds of
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
smuggling; contraband trade
forgery of an official document; falsification of public records
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times