(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to try all possible means
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
in succession; one by one
failure; mistake; blunder
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
again; once more; a second time
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
conviction; belief; confidence
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity