near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
four corners; four ordinal directions
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
regular time; stated period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
solely; entirely; only; or
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance