axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
instability; insecurity; crankiness
training; drill; practice; discipline
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be helpful; to be useful
I see; that's right; indeed
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
health; healthy; sound; fit
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
surroundings; circumference
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
relatively; comparatively
selection; choice; option
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
is that so? (generally rhetorical)