thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
concentration; density; cardinality
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head