to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion
such; this sort of; like this
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
reality; actuality; hard fact
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
aptitude; aptness; suitability
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
literally; to the letter; literal