perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
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element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to have troubles; to have concerns
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
success or failure; outcome; result
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility