nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
conversely; on the contrary
consideration; taking into account
level; standard; water level
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to figure out; to get an idea
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus