past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
good feeling; feeling good
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to live through; to survive
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
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
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
emperor (of Japan); mikado
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
second (unit of time); arc second
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
complete stranger; total stranger
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
discovery; detection; finding