graded on N steps; scored out of N
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
region; limits; stage; level
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
ingredient; component; composition
firm; strong; solid; stable
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor