nothing but; none other than
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
covering; protection; backing; relief
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
short pause; short interval
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to happen to have on hand or in stock
difference; disparity; gap
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
spine; backbone; spinal column
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence