device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
something small; something petty; trifle
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
rather than; more ... than ...
choices; alternatives; options
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
automatic; intransitive verb
course; route; path; process; stages
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
with a start; with a jump
then; and (then); in that case; if so
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(in) his way; peculiar to him
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)