place; situation; position; location
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
duty; obligation; responsibility
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
motherland; fatherland; native country
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
body; group; party; company; troupe
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
outbreak of war; starting a war
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination