to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
doing as one is told; yes-man
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
race (of people); type of person
normal practice; proper practice
disputed territory; conflict area
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
kind; sort; species; species
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
pure and innocent; immaculate
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
that's a different matter; that's a different story
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
mass (of people); large crowd
presumption; assumption; estimation
circulation (esp. of documents); sending round
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage