to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
world; society; people; the public
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
originally; by nature; from the start
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
blogger (writer of a weblog)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
interview (e.g. for a job)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to publish a book; to put out a book
occupation; calling; livelihood
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
space (room, area, outer space)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to get between; to be caught in
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
LINE (instant messaging software)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
individual differences; personal equation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
instead; but (on the other hand)