the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
every person; each one; everybody
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
double; twice (as much); twofold
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
feeling; sense; impression
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination