near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
scenery; scene; landscape
innumerable; countless; numberless
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
starvation; famine; hunger
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself