shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
product; produce; result; fruit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
many; much; plenty; hardly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that day; the very same day
morning; forenoon; just before noon
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
time; hour; period; class
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate