strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
such ... as; or some such
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
as (for); for; in the capacity of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
early (days); initial stage; initial
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
here and there; everywhere
to creep about; to crawl around
tessellated; tessellar; mosaic
decrease; reduction; decline
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender