by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
next; secondly; subsequently
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
high mountain; alpine mountain
demesne; estate; private land; private property
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
both; both sides; both parties
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
one way or the other; either way
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
conduct; behavior; behaviour
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
long time; long interval; for quite some time
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
step-up; advance; progress; increase
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle