personal history; background; career
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
priority; order of precedence
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
walkout; strike; desertion
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
lock-opening; lock-picking
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
a glance; a look; a glimpse
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to play dumb; to feign innocence
long ago; a long time ago; already
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
succeeding; following; trailing; next
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
running away; escaping on foot
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
length (of an animal); body length
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)