attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in the meanwhile; during the time
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
dealing with; coping with
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
influenced (by); under an influence
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
support; backing; patronage
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to increase; to add to; to augment
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand