claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
time; season; period; phase; stage
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
genuine article; real thing; real deal
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
application; request; petition
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
more than usual (usu. time)
double take (esp. out of surprise)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
particularly; only; in the case of
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that's true; of course; obviously