many; much; plenty; hardly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
something to wear; clothes
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to look attractive; to look nice
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
individual; private person; personal; private
several people; a few people
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing