transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
front; frontage; facade; main
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
innermost depths of one's heart
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to put one's strength into
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
still (continuing); as ever; further
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mask; disguise; guise; mask
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
from the beginning; from scratch
writing; composition; essay; sentence
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
at first; in the beginning; originally