core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
study; research; investigation
authority; power; influence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
already; now; no longer; not any more
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to bury; to embed; to implant
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
that's the way it is; such is life
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think