materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
progress; advance; improvement; development
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
settlement; solution; resolution
to attempt; to test; to try out
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of