(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
process; course; mechanism
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
good; goodness; right; virtue
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
contract; compact; agreement
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
(very) patient; persevering
a step; short distance; short time
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to lose sight of; to miss
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)