in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to ask; to enquire; to query
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
true state; actual condition; reality
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
family; relatives; dependents; household
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
representative; exemplary; model