number of persons; personnel
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
tendency; trend; inclination
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
that's true; of course; obviously
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to make sense; to be meaningful
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
diversion; putting something to another use
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally