to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
until now; so far; up to the present
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
directionality; directivity
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be expensive; to be costly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided