imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
leaving school during a term
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
true state; actual condition; reality
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
supervised; under surveillance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
automatic; intransitive verb
discovery; detection; finding
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)