origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
main cause; primary factor
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
person concerned; interested party; related party
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
armed forces; military; troops
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
for this very reason; that is exactly why
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
personal feelings; self-interest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
appearance; figure; shape; form
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess