alone; by oneself; on one's own
defense; defence; protection
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
independence; self-reliance
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
how much; how many; to what extent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
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
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
meditation; contemplation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless