severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
distribution center; distribution centre
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
company president; manager; director
bribe; sweetener; douceur
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
such; like that; that sort of; very
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
directly opposite; right in front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
attendance; participation; presence