fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reinforcement; strengthening
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
technique; art; skill; move
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
as you can imagine; as imagined
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to approach; to draw near
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
literally; to the letter; literal
considerably; greatly; a lot
under one's eyes; below one's eyes