in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(personal) background check
explanation; interpretation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
success; achievement; fruition
profiting while others fight
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
possible; likely; probable
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
rising; ascending; climbing
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested