(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
the same generation; coeval
social status; social position; social standing
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
being very popular; being in great demand
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to like; to love; to be fond of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
now that you say that; now that you mention it
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
how much; how many; to what extent
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to need; to demand; to take; to require
share; portion; quota; cut
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
small; fine; detailed; stingy
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have meaning; to be meaningful