low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
means; way; method; measure
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
surveillance camera; security camera
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
advance payment; money paid in advance
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
if it is (the case that ...)