to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to attack; to assault; to assail
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
urgent; pressing; exigent
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
indicate reason; infers some protest
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
start; beginning; first step; clue
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
concession; conciliation; compromise
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist