stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get angry; to become perverse
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
script; screenplay; scenario
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
script; screenplay; scenario
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
deviation; departure; omission
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
standing close together; bristling (with)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
position; location; base; point; site
to tear off; to strip; to rob
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
share; portion; quota; cut
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
several people; a few people
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
station; office; guardroom
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
independent action; acting alone