appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
two times; twice; two degrees
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to be found; to be discovered
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
carelessly; inattentively
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to move forward; to move on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment