by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
tasteless and odorless; bland
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
champagne glass; champagne flute
late at night; at a late hour
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
to be perturbed; to be agitated
physical condition; state of health; shape
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame