(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
in proportion to; just as much as
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
chief; main; principal; major
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
normalization; normalisation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
audience (with a person of high standing)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
when it becomes; when it comes to
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter