legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
beginning; outset; first; onset
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
minimum; at the very least
bilingual; in two languages
personal history; background; career
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on