cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
settlement; solution; resolution
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
global scale; worldwide scale
assertion; declaration; affirmation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
since the dawn of history
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
incompetent; have no merit
execution by proxy; subrogation (of administrative acts)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to find out; to discover; to locate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)