... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
imagination; supposition; guess
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
regarding highly; attaching importance to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
accumulation; accumulate; store
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid