occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
matter of time; question of time
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to stay calm; to keep cool
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy