even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to overdo; to do too much
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to squeeze out; to wring out
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
feeling good; feeling pleasant
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
already; now; no longer; not any more
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
source of information; intelligence source; message source
method of bringing up; method of raising
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation