unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
spine (of book); binding (of book)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
place; situation; position; location
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
height (of body); stature
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement