not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
financial power; financial means; wealth
influence; clout; leverage
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
treatment; service; handling; management
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to need; to call for; to require
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
all (there is); as long as there is
unable to resist; unable to suppress
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
force of a fire; force of flames
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
feeling keenly; fully realizing