destination; place one stays during a trip
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
without cause; without reason
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
autonomy; right of self-government
time required; time taken; necessary time
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
messenger; envoy; emissary
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
vassalization; vassalisation
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
house built on sand; house of cards