near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be silent; to say nothing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
while; during; while; although; all; both
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
chance; opportunity; occasion