instant; moment; for an instant
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
micrometre (unit of length); micrometer; micron
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
if so; in that case; in that situation
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just because; even if; even though
trivial; not amounting to much
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
power; might; authority; influence
pull; patronage; tug; discount
succession to another's professional name
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
trend of the times; way things are going
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
interference; meddling; butting in
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
society; the world; the times