coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
gradual progress; steady advance
detour; circumvention; turning movement
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
offering a full report to a superior
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
again and again; repeatedly
certain; definite; clear; credible
executives; top management; governing body
grasp; catch; understanding
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close