impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
difference; variation; difference
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to collect; to assemble; to gather
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
high efficiency; high performance
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to recall; to remember; to recollect