boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
time; hour; period; class
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
imagination; supposition; guess
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be silent; to say nothing
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
final; eventual; ultimate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
piece; fragment; one (object)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage