so to speak; so to call it; as it were
money in one's possession
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
accumulation; accumulate; store
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
indeed; really; truly; very much
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
drop (e.g. of water); drip
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
double; twice (as much); twofold
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece