remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
story; tale; talk; discussion
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
with these words; while saying
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
good (place to leave off); convenient
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
inspection; examination; checking
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)