city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
legendary beast; magical beast
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
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
consequence; outcome; result; blame
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
several people; a few people
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unveiling; debut; introduction
massing (of troops); gathering
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help