machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
starting point; starting line
prayer (for something); supplication
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
invitation; introduction; temptation
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
regret; repentance; remorse
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick