certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
living thing; organism; creature; biology
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
custom; habit; customary practice
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
break in time; interruption; pause
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be helpful; to be useful
much less; to say nothing of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
sharp sighted; easily awakened
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
that is to say; so that means
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)