ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
that is to say; so that means
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
minigame; mini game; subgame; practice game (usu. with reduced players)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
clear; precise; definite; distinct
absolute basics; very rudiments
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
soon; before long; in the near future
step; stride; counter for steps
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
resignation; acceptance; consolation
nonchalantly; without a care
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance