assertion; declaration; affirmation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
(social) position; status
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
originally; by nature; from the start
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
as if nothing had happened
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
way (of doing); manner; method; means
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
huge rock; massive boulder
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
form; shape; figure; visage
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear