support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
head; brains; intellect; understanding
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
personal; individual; private
acquaintance; close friend
personage; person (deserving of respect)
funeral; burial; condolence
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
being concerned about or mindful of
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on