to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
research; study; investigation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
beginning; outset; first; onset
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
just because; even if; even though
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
that is to say; so that means
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
if it is (the case that ...)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point