ancient times; distant past; antiquity
impossible; unlikely; improbable
almost; roughly; approximately
(United States of) America; USA
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
near; close by; within reach; familiar
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
image; figure; figure; form; image
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
document; official papers
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
attendance (at school); going to school
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress