in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
dose; installment; instalment
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to attack; to assault; to assail
versatility; multiplicity of use
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
cheapest; least expensive; lowest-price
class; heading; group; category
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
campground; campsite; camping-ground
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
successive generations; successive emperors
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
degree of difficulty; difficulty level