riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
if you think about it; come to think of it
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
jewel; precious stone; gem
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
three; three years of age
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
standing firm; holding out
short distance; close range
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")