or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
new arrivals; new acquisitions
notice; notification; report; posting
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
armaments; military preparations
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
evening meal; supper; dinner
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
meaning; significance; sense
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally