very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to take up one's residence
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
working adult; full-fledged member of society
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
however; having said that; but
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway