to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
operation; functioning; running
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
I see; that's right; indeed
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
anything and everything; just about everything
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
every year; yearly; annually
large number (of); many; majority
student (esp. a university student)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
abuse; misuse; perversion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
because of; owing to; due to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
perfect; complete; flawless
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea