destruction; disruption; (application) crash
demotion; relegation; downgrading
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
person concerned; interested party; related party
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
point spread; point difference
watchful waiting; careful supervision
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hand used like a sword in striking
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
individual; one by one; separate; each
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
beyond this point; from now on; after this
beyond that point; after that
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
body; physical system; (the) person