meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
main force; chief object; mainline
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to ponder; to contemplate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
point of compromise; common ground
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
supporting role (actor); minor role
precocity; early ripening; premature development
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to join forces with; to cooperate with
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
in the prefecture; prefectural
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips