voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
naturally; of course; understandably
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
power; authority; jurisdiction
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
evident; plain; distinct; clear
smoking room; smoking compartment
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
sickroom; hospital room; ward
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
feeling keenly; fully realizing
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with