overriding principle; main principle; great principle
descendant; posterity; offspring
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with these words; while saying
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to look around; to survey
curious; strange; unusual
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
head; chief; boss; leader
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
extermination; annihilation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
in the morning; during the morning