minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
twice; again; second time
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to cross the line; to go too far
performing as a substitute; standing in (for)
divine or supernatural skill
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
spirit; heart; disposition
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I