character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
region; limits; stage; level
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
vitality; (one's) life force
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
but; however; provided that
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
decrease; reduction; decline
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
overestimation; overvaluing