inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
standing close together; bristling (with)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
contributor (of articles); contributing writer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to sell off; to sell completely
criticism; critique; review; commentary
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
difference; variation; difference
macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
abusive language; violent language; wild words
region; limits; stage; level
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned