distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to shave off; to scrape off
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
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)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
travel guide (book); tourist guide
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)