to be flexible; to be accommodating
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
worthy of special mention
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
human rights; civil liberties
bride price; bride-wealth
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
vicissitudes; ups and downs
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage; my humble abode
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
bringing; taking; carrying