group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
ardent; passionate; vehement
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
military man; warrior; soldier
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly