interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
the very start; the very beginning
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
passions; sexual desire; lust
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
virtue; charm; merit; good point
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
hard to get; hard to come by
property; fortune; assets
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
hospitalization; hospitalisation
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
region; limits; stage; level
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
even more; still more; further
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
true character; real nature