dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
neat and clean; tidy; trim
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to entertain; to make welcome
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
in good health; alive and well; going strong
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
proper; right; reasonable
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to discuss; to talk together
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
military forces; hosts; troops
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(political) power; authority; influence