essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to employ; to hire; to charter
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
established practice; custom
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
conference room; council room
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to attack; to assault; to assail
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards