road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
terrain; geographical features; topography
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
starting point; starting line
the whole area; all areas
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
memory; sense; experience
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
vague recollection; faint memory
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
beyond that point; after that
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you