to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
to keep a watchful eye on
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo