being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
appearance; air; condition; state; form
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
continuing one's education into high school
offence; offense; hindrance
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
outside of; not covered by
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
prohibited item; banned item
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
belief; faith; conviction
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to some extent; to a certain extent
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
disorder; chaos; confusion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever