very recently; in the very recent past
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
mining; digging; working (a mine)
work-in-progress; working state
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
how; in what way; by what means
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result