to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
name; given name; first name
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)