toy;  (person or thing treated as a) plaything
 true character;  true form;  true colors (colours);  consciousness;  one's senses
 to use (a thing, method, etc.);  to make use of;  to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.);  to employ;  to use (time, money, etc.);  to spend
 high voltage;  high pressure
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 favorite (to win);  favourite;  likely winner;  one's heart's desire;  first choice
 to step into (e.g. someone else's territory);  to break into;  to raid;  to come to grips with;  to get to the core of
 to be seen;  to be in sight;  to look;  to seem;  to come
 oxygen deficiency;  oxygen shortage;  lack of oxygen
 to raise;  to raise up;  to wake;  to wake up;  to cause;  to bring about;  to start
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 to separate;  to part;  to divide;  to keep apart
 rock (in rock-paper-scissors);  stone;  ungh;  gulp;  rumbling (of an empty stomach);  growling
 nicely;  properly;  frequently;  often;  I'm glad that you ...;  thank you for ...
 to descend;  to go down;  to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.);  to pass (of time);  to surrender;  to capitulate;  to be less than
 vortex;  maelstrom;  whirlpool;  (in the middle of a) scandal;  controversy;  quarrel
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 luggage;  baggage;  burden;  payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
 progress;  pace;  carriage;  step;  stage
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 death;  rejection (of a manuscript, etc.);  lacking;  without
 interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 gas;  vapour;  vapor;  gaseous body
 companion;  fellow;  group;  company;  member of the same category (family, class)
 circumference;  girth;  surroundings;  neighbourhood;  people surrounding oneself;  surrounding circumstances
 normalcy;  normality;  normal
 to keep;  to preserve;  to hold;  to last;  to endure;  to keep well (food)
 downward compatible;  backward compatible;  compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.;  upward compatible;  forward compatible;  compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
 to operate (e.g. a machine);  to handle;  to have a good command of (a language);  to play proficiently (of a musical instrument);  to work (a puppet);  to pull the strings of a puppet
 reveal of how a trick is done;  disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.);  exposure;  explanation
 receiving;  reception;  eating;  drinking;  please;  please do for me
 stingily;  tightfistedly;  in a miserly manner;  naggingly
 sermon;  preaching;  remonstration;  scolding;  lecturing
 habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice);  tendency;  peculiarity;  idiosyncrasy;  crease;  wrinkle
 measuring by feel;  adjusting by feel;  doing by feel;  adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.);  making allowances;  using discretion
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 life;  life force;  lifetime;  lifespan;  most important thing;  foundation
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 should;  must;  -able;  probably;  likely
 it was, wasn't it?;  must have been;  I think (it was);  how might it have been?