ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
thick makeup; heavy makeup
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be needed; to be wanted
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
re-education; retraining; in-service training
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
minimum; at the very least
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
deep inside; innermost place
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
central part; heart (of a city)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
having lost face; in a bind
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass