absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to gain fame; to make one's name
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
God and man; heaven and man
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
most difficult; next to impossible
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
outside of one's area of expertise
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
potentiality; dormancy; latency
this or that person; anybody; many people
comprehension; understanding