unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to bury; to embed; to implant
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
series of battles; successive battles