one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to collect; to assemble; to gather
choices; alternatives; options
defense; defence; defensive preparations
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
firm; strong; solid; stable
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
meaning; significance; sense
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky