post; official position; managerial position; executive position
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
front; frontage; facade; main
thicket; coppice; brushwood
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
hostility; animosity; enmity
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school