important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
script; screenplay; scenario
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man