(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
declaration of war; proclamation of war
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
tool; implement; means; furniture
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
consumption; expenditure; spending
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
how; in what way; by what means
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar