-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fall; drop; descent; coming down
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
retreating figure; appearance from behind
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
phantom; vision; illusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to tan (leather)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to go past; to pass; to pass by
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to wash away; to rinse off
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking