why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to some extent; to a certain extent
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
at least; at most; (even) just
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement