to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
settlement; solution; resolution
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
pointing out; identification
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
consequence; outcome; result; blame
people; men and women; each person; everybody
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed