until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
guess; conjecture; surmise
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
two (long cylindrical things)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much