essential; important; crucial; vital; main
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to speak; to hear a voice
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
ability; performance; efficiency
physical strength; muscle strength
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the same generation; coeval
fast-talking; rapid talking
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
cooperation; collaboration
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
posterity; future life; life to come
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to put someone to trouble
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to stiffen; to become stiff
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)