to thrust down; to push off
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
of great promise; with a promising future
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to make your acquaintance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
formal marriage interview
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
impossible; unlikely; improbable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
preceding paragraph; first part
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be injured; to sustain a wound
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
impossible to do (although wants to)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
because; for; the reason why is ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)