to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
financial power; financial means; wealth
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
(social) position; status
to attack; to assault; to assail
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
long ago; once upon a time
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
one thin flat object; one sheet
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
tone (of voice); manner of talking
married man or woman; housekeeping
to begin; to set about; to start
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start