anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
social networking service; SNS; social media
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
writing; composition; essay; sentence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to step forward; to volunteer
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit