current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pointing out; identification
to attack; to assault; to assail
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
specialization; specialisation
with a friendly grin; smilingly
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
different opinion; objection
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
the place for; the time for; the level of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
utilization rate; usage rate; occupancy rate
to carry; to bring (to a place)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
manly; masculine; like a man
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to comfort; to console; to amuse