important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
very young; little; childish; immature
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
at once; immediately; right now
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
settlement; solution; resolution
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma