some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
action committee; executive committee
decision; settlement; definition
due form; official; formality
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
disinheritance; disowning
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
it's not like; it isn't as if
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
re-education; retraining; in-service training
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to rock; to shake; to swing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe