soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to not take seriously; to take lightly
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(period of) a year; during an era
street; quarter; district; area
source of funds; resources; finances
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
friction; discord; strife
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
curse; spell; malediction
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
return; conclusion; reduction
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
technique; art; skill; move
until now; so far; up to the present
to say no more; to sink into silence
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
motherland; fatherland; native country