pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
literally; to the letter; literal
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
supply; provision; service; supply
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
genuine article; real thing; real deal
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
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)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
influence; effect; impact
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable