firm; strong; solid; stable
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
of course; certainly; naturally
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
dozens; scores of; decades
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
be (that) as it may; having said that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
question; inquiry; enquiry
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to talk; to chat; to chatter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
race (of people); type of person
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
so; like this; in this way
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
very likely; very probable
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't