layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
coincident with; while; simultaneously
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)