credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
firm; unshakeable; resolute
complete victory; total victory
something like ...; something called ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
simple honesty; tactless frankness
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
papermaking; paper manufacture
president (of a society); chairman
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
family; relatives; dependents; household
now that; since; so long as; because
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
armor and helmet (armour)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other