deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
race (of people); type of person
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to thrust down; to push off
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
still (continuing); as ever; further
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
-less; lacking; non-existing
agricultural community; farm village; rural
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
elder sister; effeminate man