stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
appearance; air; condition; state; form
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
script; screenplay; scenario
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
main theater of war; principal battlefield
defense capability; defence capability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
attenuation; damping; decay
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
within; inside of; less than
temporary; provisional; interim
particulars; details; specified items
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to affect; to impact; to influence