skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
than; from; out of; except; but; more
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
servant; manservant; menial
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
serious; not joking; straight
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner