many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
how; in what way; how about
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
many; numerous; various; large number of
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)