to pretend; to act (as if)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
empirically; from experience
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote