business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
research; study; investigation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
power; authority; jurisdiction
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
more than anything; above all else
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come