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I would call it the source text. There are lots of hits for this usage on Google.

opaque adjective hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations. [dictionary.com]

I would say exogenous in-mouth substance. Exogenous meaning "originating from outside; derived externally".

This has a somewhat overlapping meaning: He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. -- Friedrich Nietzsche I've seen it rendered in more everyday language like this: Give a man a why, and he …

These are impulse goods or impulse items. Impulse Goods Retail items known for their unplanned purchases and, therefore, kept near the checkout counters, such as candy, chocolate, magazines, …

Dissolves maybe. If you break something down past the atomic level, it dissolves into information. If you look at a painting up close, it dissolves into splotches.

I don't know if there is a standard term for that, but I would call it a bulge, or say that the jeans bulge out at the knees. (To prevent that from happening, by the way, when you sit down you should …

perfunctory adjective performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy. lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals hi …

A term used in the software industry is showstopper: showstopper: n. A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be f …

You can say that someone is ready for action. That is a pretty common idiomatic expression.

Another way to say it would be "to realize your dream".