unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
empirical; from experience
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be born; to come into this world
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
be (that) as it may; having said that
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
spare time; free time; leisure time
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
lightly; easily; carelessly
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
opposite side; other side
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
blow; shock; strike; batting
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
interrupting a game; time out
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
other side; opposite side; other party
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)