detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
tall figure; high stature
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)