hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dated; date; fixed; external
discovery; detection; finding
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
party platform; party principles
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion