establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(United States of) America; USA; US
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster
professor; teaching; instruction
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
not a little; not a few; considerable
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to think too much; to be over-concerned
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to set (sun); to become dark
about this time; about now
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be dead; to be lifeless
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips