person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
you could say that; that might be so
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
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)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective