just because; even if; even though
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
final scene; the end; finale
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shed light; to cast light
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
completion; perfection; accomplishment
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England