business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
successive generations; successive emperors
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to give the stamp of approval
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
the front; honest; upright; decent
young person; youth; young
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
two persons; two people; pair; couple
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to get someone to say; to make someone say