protective instinct; defensive instinct
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
limbs; arms and legs; body
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
consecutive victories; series of victories
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
family; members of a family
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
way of eating; how to eat
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding