main question; real issue at hand
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to have meaning; to be meaningful
modesty; humility; being humble
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
either way; in any case; one way or another
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
indicate reason; infers some protest
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be needed; to be wanted
thought; consideration; thinking
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to ask a question; to ask questions
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
instant; moment; for an instant
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for