(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cost-cutting; cost reduction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rising; ascending; climbing
for example; for instance; e.g.
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
little by little; bit by bit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
your company; your shrine
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go