gum; rubber; eraser; condom
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
process; course; mechanism
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
someone (something) not to be trifled with
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
essence; true nature; substance; reality
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
discovery; detection; finding
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
at that time; in those days
why; how; for what reason