substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to stare back at; to look back at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to look forward to something
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
victory celebration party; victory banquet
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
massing (of troops); gathering
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
personal grudge; personal enmity
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
progress; advance; improvement; development
completely changed; totally transformed