barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sender; consignor; remitter
to make use of; to lend money
serious; severe; grave; acute
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
beforehand; in advance; previously
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
conviction; belief; confidence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reset; fresh start; new beginning
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
at least; at most; (even) just
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
vocational school; technical school
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss