to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be relieved of one's post
to aggravate; to make serious
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
degree of familiarity; popularity
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to set (sun); to become dark
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
elopement; running away with a lover
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
adoration; admiration; devotion
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove)
living room (Western style); sitting room
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission