adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(police) detective; criminal matter
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
beyond one's means or position
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
planned; scheduled; systematic