belief; faith; conviction
to rain incessantly; to downpour
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
preference; priority; precedence
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
after that; afterwards; thereafter
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
at the last moment; this late in the game
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
tag team (wrestling); working together as a team
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying