high efficiency; high performance
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
ability; performance; efficiency
interval; step; pitch; key
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
usually; under usual circumstances
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
writing; composition; essay; sentence
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
function; facility; faculty; feature
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
nature; property; disposition
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
rising; ascending; climbing
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
materials; data; document
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
serious; not joking; straight