incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
suggestion; hint; implication
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hey there; I say; see here
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to add (to); to add on; to append
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be in focus; to come into focus
trembling from fear; trembling all over
shyness; bashfulness; shame
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
words of praise; eulogy; compliment