narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
science and technology; scientific technique
progress; advance; improvement; development
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
state of mind; (one's) mental state
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
outbreak of war; starting a war
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
success or failure; outcome; result
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt