collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
essence; true nature; substance; reality
the same rank; equality; apposition
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how; in what way; by what means
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
nature; property; disposition
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to attempt; to test; to try out
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
function; facility; faculty; feature
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
and so; therefore; for that reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
pointing out; identification
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
just you wait and see (as a threat)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously