skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
poor result; bad record; failure
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
depiction; including in a picture; delineation
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
revision; amendment; alteration
complexion; colour; color; blood red
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
schoolgirl; female student
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
various families; various schools of thought
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
abstract or impracticable theory
from ... to; between ... and; or
all good works; all good deeds