to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one or two; a few; small number
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
accumulation; accumulate; store
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
this is why; this means; it is the case that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
systematic; organized; organizational
connection; linking; linkage; link
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
level; standard; water level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)