following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
southwestern part; the southwest
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
form; shape; figure; visage
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
function; facility; faculty; feature
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
negotiations; discussions; connection
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to rock; to shake; to swing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hot topic; talk of the town
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
speaking voice; talking voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
same; similar; (just) like; equal
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family