cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
throughput; processing power
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
clear; distinct; evident; definite
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
postponement; deferment; adjournment
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
interested person; volunteer; supporter
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
distortion; falsification; perversion
unique; peculiar; singular
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
in history; ever; historical
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
sign; indication; omen; symptom
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
basis; foundation; grounds; authority