root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
sexual reproduction; syngamy; gamogenesis
function; facility; faculty; feature
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
split; division; break up
that is to say; so that means
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
restoration; repair; mending
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in