record;  minutes;  record (e.g. in sports);  results;  to record;  to document
 clique;  group;  (political) faction;  wing;  school;  sect
 (a) step;  one step;  level;  stage;  small degree;  small amount
 lead;  leading;  lead (of a newspaper, etc.);  lede;  lead (wire);  lead (e.g. dog);  leash
 front;  frontage;  facade;  main
 counter for books;  volume
 underwater;  behind closed doors;  behind the scenes;  below the surface
 violent;  furious;  extreme;  intense;  fervent;  vehement
 to read and understand;  to subject to close analysis;  to read deeply;  to decipher;  to decode
 serious look (on one's face);  straight face
 layer;  stratum;  class;  stratum;  sheaf;  counter for stories (of a building)
 coupling;  shipping;  pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
 after a long time;  for the first time in a while
 another meeting;  meeting again;  reunion
 God;  god;  ace;  king;  superior person
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 well-matched (esp. of a couple);  becoming;  suitable
 unexpectedly;  surprisingly;  unexpected;  unanticipated;  unforeseen
 to have a lot on one's shoulders;  to bear a lot of responsibility
 theatre;  theater;  playhouse
 audience;  spectator;  spectators
 to raise one's hand;  to surrender;  to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike);  to become better (at something);  to improve;  to throw one's hat in the ring
 breaking through;  breakthrough;  surmounting;  overcoming;  exceeding;  passing
 to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.);  to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd);  to wedge oneself into;  to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.);  to drop below
 sleek;  smooth;  thin (of a liquid);  without hesitation or delay
 to succeed (in doing);  to pull something off;  to manage (to do a job)
 consideration;  concern;  attention;  thoughtfulness;  making arrangements;  care
 to look at;  to gaze;  to stare at
 to carry on one's shoulder;  to shoulder;  to bear;  to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.);  to take upon oneself
 character (esp. kanji);  letter;  handwriting;  penmanship;  the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
 so far;  up to now;  hitherto;  that's enough (for today);  it ends here
 surface;  face (i.e. the visible side of an object);  front (of a building, etc.);  obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin;  outside;  exterior;  appearance
 to taste;  to eat;  to drink;  to speak (of);  to refer (to);  to say
 to poke one's nose into another's affairs;  to have a hand in;  to take a (deep) interest in;  to poke one's head (into a room)
 extra;  more;  unnecessary;  needless;  all the more;  even more
 this (very thing);  this precisely
 dangerous;  in danger;  facing imminent danger;  precarious (situation);  perilous (state, balance, etc.);  in doubt
 to sympathize with;  to sympathise with;  to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.);  to cast one's mind to;  to worry about;  to feel anxious about