kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
recommendation of an influential person
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
rather; sooner; preferably
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to spread; to be propagated
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street