existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
distinction in writing; use of different written forms (for different meanings)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man