to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
don't you think?; indicates question
appearance; air; condition; state; form
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
reality; actuality; hard fact
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
forcibly; against one's will
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all