nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
namely; that is (to say); in other words
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
sphere; circle; range; category
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
anonymity; using an assumed name
(a person's) family background; lineage
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to take; to catch; to capture
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
public debate; open discussion
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
social; societal; societary
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up