to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
literally; to the letter; literal
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in accordance with; according to
to assemble; to set up; to construct
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
the other day; a few days ago
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
complete; whole; perfect; safe
how many years; how long; what year
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
back off!; leave me alone!
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)