space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
how long; how far; how much
trial; judgement; judgment
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
in the hospital; hospitalized
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
near; nearby; not far off
national trust (organization dedicated to cultural and environmental conservation)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
residence; living (at, in); abode
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
lavender; lavender (color)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mail; postal matter; postal item
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)