hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
lightly; easily; carelessly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
contemplation; meditation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
maintaining the status quo
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
interpersonal; between individuals
to feel inferior; to feel small
reconciliation; make peace with
in proportion to; according to; depending on
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
acceleration; speeding up
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
sophistication (trans: sophisticate)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
prohibition; inhibition; ban
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
serious; severe; grave; acute