futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
threat; intimidation; menace
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
body guard; military escort
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye