that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
apparently; appears to be
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
factory; plant; mill; workshop
scale; scope; plan; structure
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
many; much; plenty; hardly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than