speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
simply; merely; only; solely
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
woman; female; feminine gender
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
family; relatives; dependents; household