no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
possession; retention; maintenance
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
much less; to say nothing of
instant; moment; for an instant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
surface of the earth; ground surface
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
power; might; authority; influence
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
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)
to face; to go towards; to head towards