open; spacious; extensive
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
two classes; double; two sets
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
at first; in the beginning; originally
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
5th day of the month; five days
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
official business; public business