to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
unkindness; unfriendliness
law-like nature; regularity
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
being somewhat excited (agitated)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
all times and places; all ages and countries
difficult problem; challenge
extract; excerpt; selection
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Famicom; Family Computer (abbr); Nintendo Entertainment System; NES
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
intuition; instinct; hunch
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
input; (data) entry; typing