confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
particular; hard to please; fussy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
all; entire; whole; altogether
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
one way or the other; either way
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...