because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
black-market lending; illegal loan
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
moment by moment; hour by hour
worst; worst-case (scenario)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
not understanding; not knowing
irritation; annoyance; frustration
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet