living thing; living creature; animal; life
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that kind; competition; match
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
discipline; training; teaching manners
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)