wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to bring; to take; to bring about
surroundings; environs; circumference
overlay; overlay (segment)
mountain range; mountain belt
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
is never the case; has never happened
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
river; stream; River; the ... river
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
point in common; common feature
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
when it becomes; when it comes to