to imitate; to follow; to emulate
although I say; although one might say; although called
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to put on airs; to assume importance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take; to catch; to capture
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
wrong; different; not like that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
point of compromise; common ground
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
free time; time at leisure
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
that is to say; so that means
second day of the month; two days
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
index finger; forefinger; second toe