manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be overcome with emotion
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to dye; to colour; to color
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
many; much; plenty; hardly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
must-read; required reading
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
library (usu. single-room); small library
periodic; regular; routine
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(political) power; authority; influence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
conflict; complication; troubles; discord