a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to push aside; to push one's way through
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
superiority; predominance
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
potentiality; dormancy; latency
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
making an attempt; trial run
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to polish up; to shine up
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
new development; new discovery
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release