to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to talk to oneself; to mutter
rather than; more ... than ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
distrust; unjust suspicion
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
support; backing; aid; assistance
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
(social) class; rank; grade
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions