circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
but; however; provided that
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to repeat; to do something over again
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dumbfounded; in mute amazement