to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
schedule; program; programme; agenda
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
beforehand; in advance; previously
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
how long; how much; to what extent
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
continuously; throughout; in succession
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
encryption; encipherment; password protection
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion