to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
number one; first; best; most; game; round
person who has rendered distinguished service
objection; dissent; protest
name; given name; first name
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay