financial muscle; economic clout
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)
roguelike (genre of computer game with typically ASCII graphics)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
indeed; really; truly; very much
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
the same; the said; likewise
scene; sight; scenario; setting
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
way of the sword; swordsmanship