gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to stare back at; to look back at
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete with; to vie for
beforehand; in advance; previously
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
complication; confusion; disorder
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
if it is the case that ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
just because; even if; even though
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
otherwise; or else; if not