thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
occurrence; happening; incident; event
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
two (long cylindrical things)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
mass; quality and quantity
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although