as one had hoped; as one wishes
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to affect; to impact; to influence
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
conviction; belief; confidence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
prospects of victory; chances of success
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
statue; picture; picture revealing character
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
marriage proposal; courtship
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
research institute; (research) laboratory
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
husband and wife; married couple
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
mobilization; mobilisation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)