thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to some extent; to a certain extent
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
extermination; expulsion; destruction
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
chronological order; time series
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
the place for; the time for; the level of
if it is the case that ...
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
normalcy; normality; normal
function; facility; faculty; feature
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)