hypothesis; supposition; assumption
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
banquet or reception hall
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
winner-takes-all (system)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
usually; under usual circumstances
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to need; to call for; to require
to become better; to improve
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rather; better; instead; if anything
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
environment; circumstance
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bring back; to restore