hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
lower portion; base surface; soffit
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
upper end; top; tip; top edge
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
terrain; geographical features; topography
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to concentrate one's attention; to be engrossed in
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
for (some) doubtful points to remain
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome