mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
mnemonics; art of memorizing; mnemonic device
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
society; company; the public; the world
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
cut; reduction; curtailment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
matter causing distress; something causing worry
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
censorship; inspection; examination
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly