recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
living thing; living creature; animal; life
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
every year; yearly; annually
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
marriage ceremony; wedding
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
silence (not speaking); muteness
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to become completely chilled
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out