while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be expensive; to be costly
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
just one person; only one
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
within; inside of; less than
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
insight; power of observation
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to boost; to force up; to push up
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce