to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
infection; contagion; becoming infected
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
first generation; founder
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
resemblance; similarity; analogy
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
participatory; participating; hands-on
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
multiplication table; times table
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
bulletin board system; BBS
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
interested person; volunteer; supporter
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
without leaving any trace
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
is something that; is that which
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
journal; magazine; periodical