grasp; catch; understanding
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to say; to be pleased to say
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
that's a different matter; that's a different story
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
person concerned; interested party; related party