to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rationality; reasonableness
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
beyond one's means or position
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to think too much; to be over-concerned
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to be worried; to be troubled
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow