getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
interruption; suspension; break
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
step; stride; counter for steps
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
reduction by half; halving
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning