silence; stillness; quietness
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
as if nothing had happened
preference; priority; precedence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
entreaty; supplication; petition
dignity; majesty; sanctity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
out-of-school; off-campus
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out