influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
head; chief; boss; leader
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
common front; united front
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(someone else's) daughter
war; battle; match; game; competition
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to chase; to run after; to pursue
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
quarrel; trouble; dispute
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)