improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
heating power; thermal power; firepower
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
legal; lawful; legitimate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
aptitude; aptness; suitability
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected