confidence; trust; faith; credit
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
whining (to get one's way); tantrum
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to be entwined; to be involved
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious