template; run of the mill; formulaic
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one cause; one reason; one factor
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to sink (into); to get depressed
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
have to do; must; should; ought to
making one's best exertions
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
appearance; expression; manifestation
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
bank; banking institution
of course; certainly; naturally
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in the end; on top of that
foundation stone; cornerstone
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
division; section; classification; sorting; division
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier