precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
speech; expression; wording; language
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
event; phenomenon; matter
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to jump up and down; to hop
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
from the viewpoint of; according to
don't you think?; indicates question
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base