assertion; declaration; affirmation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
reset; fresh start; new beginning
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
boy; son; baby boy; young man
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to run around; to bustle about
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
sharing; division; draw; tie
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
stock trading; stock transactions; share trading
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
enterprise; business; company; corporation
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(period of) a year; during an era
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
such; like that; that sort of; very
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)