to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
next term; next period; next version; next release
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
naturally; of course; understandably
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of