teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
creation; generation; formation; derivation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
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