to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
unprecedented; record-breaking
scale; scope; plan; structure
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
script; screenplay; scenario
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
several years; a few years
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to accept; to receive; to agree
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to press against each other; to huddle together
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely