to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
connection; link; relationship
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
January; first month of the lunar calendar
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering