obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
optimization; optimisation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
clearing one's throat; cough
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
study; research; investigation
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
aggression; invasion; raid
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
leisure time; idle moment
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
all over; all over the place; everywhere
sudden change; complete change