via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
maintenance; preservation; improvement
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
matter of time; question of time
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
war; battle; match; game; competition
war; fighting; fierce competition
end; close; conclusion; termination
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
excluding the case when; when not
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you could say that; that might be so
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
limited time; limited-time offer
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?