as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
rest; break; recess; intermission
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
assertion; declaration; affirmation
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
sad to say; how sad; alas
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
public junior high school
finding employment; getting a job
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
raising an army; launching business
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
experimental stage; experimental phase
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
if it is the case that ...
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
individual; private person; personal; private
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying