leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hostile nature; inimical character
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
existence; being; presence
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
setting off (on a trip); departure
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
objection; dissent; protest
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
long ago; a long time ago; already
bathing; going in the bath
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly