careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
predation; eating prey; preying upon
price; cost; value; worth; value
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
appearance; figure; shape; form
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
be (that) as it may; having said that
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point