protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
like this; this sort; this way
for example; for instance; e.g.
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
marriage ceremony; wedding
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
in succession; one after another
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
inattention; absent-mindedness
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
tone (of voice); manner of talking