direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
acceleration; speeding up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how; in what way; by what means
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
society; public; community; social studies
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
such ... as; or some such
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
if it is (the case that ...)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
meaning; significance; sense
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)