special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
for example; for instance; e.g.
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost