the same; the said; likewise
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
guard; sentinel; garrison
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
spare time; free time; leisure time
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to stay calm; to keep cool
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
grasp; catch; understanding
to have meaning; to be meaningful
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
all you have to do is; just; that's all
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one