surely; certainly; without doubt
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to trace back to (the origins of something)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
supplementary explanation
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
origin; beginning; source; rise
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
suffrage; the right to vote
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
inattention; absent-mindedness
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly