to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
covering; protection; backing; relief
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
living thing; organism; creature; biology
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
boastful speech; bragging
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to have no chance (of succeeding)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be helpful; to be useful