regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
order; directive; instructions; command
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
decision; determination; resolution
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
how much; how many; to what extent
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to form a group; to form a bunch
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse