fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
inside one's heart; in one's mind
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
material; materials; data; information; documents
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
sign; indication; omen; symptom
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous