just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
older brother and younger sister
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
planning; project; plan; design
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
school building; schoolhouse
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to change completely; to change suddenly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to feel; to sense; to experience
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
festival; feast; carnival
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
suffix for familiar person
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)