impossible; unlikely; improbable
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
absorption; suction; attraction
small fraction; small proportion
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
for example; for instance; e.g.
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
composite; combined; complex
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to be entwined; to be involved
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to tighten; to press hard
light (e.g. colour, color)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to lean against; to set against
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)