even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
for example; for instance; e.g.
of course; certainly; naturally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
number of persons; personnel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gazing at (in wonderment)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
all; entire; whole; altogether
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence