status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
evident; plain; distinct; clear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
respect and affection; love and respect
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
woman; female; feminine gender
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
intensive training; extra hard training