pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
opposite bank; farther shore
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to telephone; to make a phone call
friction; discord; strife
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
foreign; abroad; overseas
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)