interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
such; this sort of; like this
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
single word; a few words; brief comment
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
danger; peril; hazard; risk
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
suffix for familiar person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)