writing; composition; essay; sentence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
going upstream; sailing against the current
limited; limiting; restrictive
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
time traveler; time traveller
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to raise one's voice; to shout
to notify; to advise; to inform
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to defy conventional wisdom
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
5th day of the month; five days
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand