personification; impersonation; embodiment
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
embodiment; realization; materialization
without leaving any trace
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
society; the world; the times
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
top of the head; crown of the head
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
heating power; thermal power; firepower
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)