not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
machine parts; machinery; equipment
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
incommunicative; taciturn
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
starting late; late departure
to be muddy; to be slushy
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
advantage or disadvantage
considerably; fairly; quite
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched