to ascertain; to check; to make sure
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
operation; functioning; running
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
form; method; system; formula
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
smuggling; contraband trade
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
exactly as stated; verbatim
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to replace; to move; to change the position of
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
admiration; wonder; astonishment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
almost; roughly; approximately
from the beginning; from scratch