if you think about it; come to think of it
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
dropout; quitter; deserter
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
retry; another try; another go
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
stabilization; stabilisation
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
important post; important office; key position
job; work; duties; trade; skill
exploitation; overuse; abuse
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees