to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
this or that person; anybody; many people
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to make a vow; to take an oath
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery
regular customer; general audience; general public
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
armband; arm band; brassard
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
moderate; proper; just right
existence; possession; having; limited company
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation