kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
indeed; really; truly; very much
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
input; (data) entry; typing
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
wandering; roaming; drifting
ascetic monk; trainee monk
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
intimacy; affection; familiarity
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to call in; to invite; to bring in
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
as much as one can; as much as possible
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
out of bounds; beyond the pale
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed