news programme; news program
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to project; to stick out; to stand out
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
having said that; on the other hand
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
father and mother; parents
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
second-year student; biennial
time; season; period; phase; stage
interval; break; pause; spare moment