to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
relation; relative; kind; cordial
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
proposal; offer; request; application
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
invitation; introduction; temptation
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
personal feelings; self-interest
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
very interesting; of great interest
carefree; free from worry
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
commander; general; leader
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to spread rumors; to spread rumours