to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
north wind; northerly wind
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in the following manner; as follows
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
process; course; mechanism
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
observation; survey; watching
general; popular; common; typical
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in spite of; regardless of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly