trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
useless; vain; aimless; idle
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
physical law; laws of physics
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
personal; individual; private
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)