force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
while; during; while; although; all; both
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
but; however; provided that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
regret; repentance; remorse
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
proposal; offer; request; application
without; but if; otherwise; or else
decoration; ornament; trimmings
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
something like ...; something called ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty