minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
event; phenomenon; matter
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
forcibly; against one's will
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
action of making something; -ification
to join together; to combine; to join up
to begin talking; to open up
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
is something that; is that which
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
literature; books (reference); document
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement