interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
restoration; repair; mending
function; facility; faculty; feature
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
secrecy; highly classified information
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
please (give me); please (do for me)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
within; inside of; less than
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in the same way as; just like
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
so; like this; in this way
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful