it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
course; route; path; process; stages
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
ball not bouncing (e.g. in a catch)
to stop walking; to pause
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)