to be needed; to be wanted
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
I don't want to boast but
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
window; window (shop display)
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
name; given name; first name
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
verbalizing; putting into words
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
such ... as; or some such
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to go into the minutest details
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
than; from; out of; except; but; more
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do