taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
victim; injured party; sufferer
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
supporting role (actor); minor role
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
story; tale; talk; discussion
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
practical question (problem); practical matter
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible