to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
again; once more; a second time
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
that is to say; so that means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of