invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
while; during (the time when)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
detective team; study group; club
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
the whole world; the universe
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to talk; to carry meaning
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
anything and everything; just about everything
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
something like ...; something called ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
and yet; despite (all) that
national border; provincial border