to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
difference; disparity; gap
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
respect and affection; love and respect
memory; sense; experience
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
successive generations; successive emperors
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
official announcement; proclamation
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
most difficult; next to impossible
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
wicked thought; wicked mind
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength