theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
only; merely; but; no more than
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
small; fine; detailed; stingy
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to not take seriously; to take lightly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
other than; excluding; without
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement