even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
derailment; digression; deviation
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
initial value; initial condition; IV; initializing value; default value
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
such; like that; that sort of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(in) the air; midair; sky
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright