skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
very young; little; childish; immature
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
military man; warrior; soldier
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
caller; visitor; company; guest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to rebuke; to scold harshly
time; season; period; phase; stage
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
difference; discrepancy; variation
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
several times (as large, over)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
considerably; greatly; a lot
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
mask; disguise; guise; mask
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
even though; despite; when
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
material; materials; data; information; documents
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)