to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
extensive; vast range; wide scope
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
three days and three nights
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
each house; every house; many houses
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
construction; architecture (of buildings)
number of houses; number of households
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
daytime; noon; broad daylight
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to