escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
one's (living) environment
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
rational; reasonable; logical
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(your) choice; preference; wish
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
stairs; stairway; staircase
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
blank space; margin; blank canvas
great difference; big difference; wide margin
admiration; wonder; astonishment
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
construction; architecture (of buildings)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be expensive; to be costly
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental