powerless; helpless; incompetent
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
just a minute; small quantity
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
heartstrings; koto string
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to