plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
exit; way out; outlet; vent
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
restoration; repair; mending
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
sentiment; sentimentality
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
completion; perfection; accomplishment
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
directions; instructions; usage method
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)