two persons; two people; pair; couple
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
site; point on a map; spot
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
in that manner; like that
technique; art; skill; move
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
plural; multiple; several
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to concern; to be related
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet