prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
something like ...; something called ...
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
passage; path; route; one's way
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
absolutely; positively; decidedly
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
magic; sorcery; incantation
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
hereditary system; hereditary succession
solution; solution strategy
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
however; having said that; but
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance