optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
special selection; finest pick; top pick
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to serve; to work for; to attend
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
mediator; manager; caretaker
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
seedling; sapling; young tree
court lady; lady-in-waiting
headache inducing; vexing
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
convenience; user-friendliness
main; principal; chief; primary; major
in person; personally; directly
one's common or popular name
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
flustered; confused; panicked
to mix; to stir; to blend
waste of time; killing time
natural virtue; personal virtue
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
conduct; behavior; behaviour
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)