mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rather; better; instead; if anything
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(another's) child; child; kid
to have a reason; to have an excuse
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving