expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
it's probably so; it stands to reason
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
and; thereupon; because of that
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
strong interaction; strong force
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to move forward; to move on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
very likely; very probable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
in succession; one after another
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment