to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
role; part; job; assignment
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
justice; fairness; impartiality
discretion; judgement; judgment
state of mind; mentality; psychology
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
struggle (for); scramble; contest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
left side; left-hand side
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
strategy meeting; council of war
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation