in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to collect; to assemble; to gather
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
perfect; complete; flawless
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
rule; reign; government; governing
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
simply; merely; only; solely
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles