professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
soldier; combatant; warrior
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
three; three years of age