to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
every year; yearly; annually
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
pointing out; identification
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
contemporary literature; modern literature
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
drama; theatre; theater; play
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
posing a question; question
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough