opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to stare back at; to look back at
pair; the two; both persons; both things
three; three years of age
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
prospects of victory; chances of success
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
trusting to chance; having a go at something
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
without; unless; have to do
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
truancy; school non-attendance
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
by all means; by all costs
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through