favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
ruining a country; ruined country
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
novel; story; (work of) fiction
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
decline; fall; decay; withering
good humour (humor); good mood
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
street; quarter; district; area
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity