barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
the same; the said; likewise
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
present; current; in operation
the big two...; two major...; two main...
successively; one after another
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
exceedingly; extremely; decisively