good prospects; full of hope; promising
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to be frank; to drop all pretense
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
telecommunications; correspondence
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
probability; likelihood; chances
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
but; however; provided that
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to thrust before; to thrust at
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
from the beginning; from scratch
price; cost; value; worth; value
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
equality; uniformity; evenness
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney