national emblem; (national) coat of arms
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to have a rumor circulating
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
hidden room; secret chamber
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to grow angry; to display one's anger
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to say; to be pleased to say
sons and daughters; children; girl
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
one by one; in detail; minutely
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin