a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
process; course; mechanism
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
stating (one's views); expressing
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
Wace; Werth; Wirth; Worth
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
import; importation; introduction; afferent
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
unprecedented; record-breaking
very popular; highly favoured
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living