(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
narrow margin; slim margin
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
no, not like that (but like this)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
instructor; advisor; adviser
advance; moving forward; progress
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
complete stranger; total stranger
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to chase; to run after; to pursue
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
best pupil; leading disciple
waist; waistline; waist measurement
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
no!; no no!; no, not at all
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
literature; books (reference); document
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful