erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)
only recently; just of late
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
origin; beginning; source
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
degree of penetration; penetrance
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(religious) faith; belief; creed
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
state religion; official religion; established religion
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
future; possible; potential; prospective
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
number of persons; personnel
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
entering a faith; joining a religion
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
distribution center; distribution centre
naked eye; the physical eye
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)