skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
simple; simplified; easy; plain
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
disintegration; self-destruction
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
settler; colonist; immigrant
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
marking; grading; scoring
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine