preface; foreword; introduction
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to make sure of the truth
verbalizing; putting into words
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
mapping; map; image; representation
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
declaration; statement; assertion
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
linguistic activity; language (as defined by Saussure; langue and parole)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken