startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
besides; in addition; also; moreover
beginning; outset; first; onset
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
long ago; already; a long time ago
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
girl; lass; young thing; chick
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly