near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
reason; cause; circumstances
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to repeat; to do something over again
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to make merry; to be festive
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
walking speed; walking pace
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to turn right; to turn to the right
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest