as a child; when one was a child
to need; to demand; to take; to require
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
opposite side; opposition
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to go with the flow; to go with the times
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to degenerate; to lapse into
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
helper; assistant; help; assistance
journey; route of a journey
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)