stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
spring break; spring vacation
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
-less; lacking; non-existing
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
literally; to the letter; literal