to play a central role; to take a leading part
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
natural calamity; disaster
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
impossible to do (although wants to)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cooperation; collaboration
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
training; drill; practice; discipline
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint