order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
about; concerning; related to; -ish
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
manners; behavior; behaviour
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)