to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
more than anything; above all else
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
independence from parents
solitude; loneliness; isolation
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
fortune-telling; divination
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss