distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
order; sequence; procedure
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to become inverted; to become reversed
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
both; many; various; together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
such ... as; or some such
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
parts; accessories; components
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
boring; dull; uninteresting
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough