presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
irritation; annoyance; frustration
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
evident; plain; distinct; clear
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
stability; security; equilibrium
accomplishment; execution
to withstand; to be able to endure
passing mark (examination); passing grade
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
worst; poor and boring; uncool
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
transactions; dealings; business
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
at first; in the beginning; originally
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
leaving school during a term
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
briskly; quickly; promptly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew