subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
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
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
all over; all over the place; everywhere
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
such ... as; or some such
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to give directions; to issue instructions
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to examine someone's expression
scene; spectacle; sight; view
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to stop walking; to pause
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to be surprised; to be astonished
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently