somewhere; in some respects; in some way
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
that is to say; so that means
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
interruption; suspension; break
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
handbook; instruction book; manual
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody