middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
overall victory; championship
estimate (of costs); budget
pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
guardian; protector; patron; parent
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
every place; various places
armed forces; military; troops
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
war; battle; match; game; competition
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
tendency; trend; inclination
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
for (some) doubtful points to remain
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen