year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
failure; mistake; blunder
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
sound of a button or switch being pressed
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
commanding; awe-inspiring
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
imagination; supposition; guess