remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
increase and decrease; fluctuation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
difference; variation; difference
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire