blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to maintain; to continue to have
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
strong pressure; heavy pressure
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
matter of time; question of time
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
somehow; for some reason or other
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
3000; three thousand; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
curse; spell; malediction