to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to systematize; to organize
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pick up; to find; to gather
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary