-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to need; to call for; to require
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
from the beginning; from scratch
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to compose; to put together
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
how long; how far; how much
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
2nd day of the month; two days
3rd day of the month; three days
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
area; region; district; locality
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion