taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
action; operation; effect; function
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
literally; to the letter; literal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
accumulation; accumulate; store
material; substance; matter
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
function; facility; faculty; feature
for example; for instance; e.g.
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to rule; to govern; to administer
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rising; ascending; climbing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick-witted; quick to understand