persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
steady; sound; reliable; solid
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
advanced level; high grade; senior
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clearing one's throat; cough
go that far; to that extent
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
person concerned; interested party; related party
feeling keenly; fully realizing
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
everything; anything; nothing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind