resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
possession; retention; maintenance
to repeat; to do something over again
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
power; authority; jurisdiction
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
study; research; investigation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
great hurry; great haste; rush
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
too much; excessively; too
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to differ; to vary; to disagree
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
those (near the second person)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)