seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
responsibility; duty; obligation
opinion; intention; thought
topic of discussion; agenda
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
acquaintance; appreciative friend
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(written) contract; agreement
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
mask; disguise; guise; mask
absolute obedience; complete submission
to become sinewy; to behave formally
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
cultivation; nurture; culture
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently