difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
amount of material resources
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to gain a victory; to win
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
place; room; margin; scope
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
instead; but (on the other hand)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
un-; non-; negative prefix
marking; grading; scoring
index finger; forefinger; second toe
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a