principle; theory; fundamental truth
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
testimonial; certificate of commendation
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
king; monarch; ruler; champion
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
what kind of business; what sort of matter
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down