to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
quantitative; concerning the quantity
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
rather; sooner; preferably
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
silence (not speaking); muteness
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give directions; to issue instructions
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
head start; initiative; preemption
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
you could say; you might say; verging on the
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
be (that) as it may; having said that
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
going up and down; rising and falling