as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
motive power; driving force
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
accumulation; accumulate; store
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to dye; to colour; to color
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson