making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
region; limits; stage; level
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
birth; creation; formation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
calling by name; designation; nomination
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
depending on; dependent on
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
such; like that; that sort of; very
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense