to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
innumerable; countless; numberless
accurate; correct; precise; exact
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
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)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
phantom; vision; illusion
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
since when; from when; how long
beginning; outset; first; onset
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.