need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to establish; to formulate
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to smash; to break into pieces
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
you; (arch.) your residence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
presence; sitting with; being with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
until now; so far; up to the present
materials; data; document
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
process; course; mechanism