real intention; true motive; true meaning
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
independence; self-reliance
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
congratulation; celebration
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
optical cable; optical fibre
no, not like that (but like this)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity