main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
dealing with; coping with
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
leader; central personage
such ... as; or some such
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(study of) psychoanalysis
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
well versed; thorough knowledge
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
solving a riddle; solving a mystery