bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
genuine; authentic; true; real
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
our country; our land; one's own country
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
for this very reason; that is exactly why
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
battlefield; battleground
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
snugly; cosily; compactly
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
proposal; offer; request; application
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)