flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
the West; the Occident; Western countries
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
unconditionally; as a rule
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
blow; shock; strike; batting
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to spend time (on doing something)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
almost; roughly; approximately
going straight on; going straight ahead
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)