loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
palm heel; heel of the palm
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
useful thing; usable article
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
inspection; examination; survey
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
sentiment; sentimentality
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
throwaway; disposable; single-use
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
colour; color; hue; tints
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous