origin; source; beginning; starting point
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
number of times; frequency; count
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to write down; to record; to register
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to pick up; to find; to gather
not caring; not giving a damn
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph