to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
empirically; from experience
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
if so; in that case; in that situation
limited; limiting; restrictive
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
this place; where one comes from; here
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
federated search; cross-database search; multi-database search; searching multiple databases at once with a single query
retirement (from the world); seclusion
one's younger days; when one was young
looks; features; (personal) appearance
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
competing companies; rival companies
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
importance; emphasis; stress
other than; excluding; without
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to