companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that's the way it is; such is life
beforehand; in advance; previously
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
again; once more; a second time
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
imagination; supposition; guess
to assemble; to set up; to construct
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
incision; operation; section
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to bury; to embed; to implant
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
function; facility; faculty; feature
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
capacity; volume; capacitance
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
imperial court; royal court
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
complicated and mysterious
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)