barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to knit one's brows; to frown
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
longing; strong desire; aspiration
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
absolute obedience; complete submission
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)