change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
short pause; short interval
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
three; three years of age
without; but if; otherwise; or else
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to speak; to say; to vocalize
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
accurate; correct; precise; exact
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)