substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
personal; individual; private
all things in nature; the whole creation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
based on; built on; made from
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
moving; touching; stirring
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure