serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
deadly serious; deadly earnest
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
state of the war; war situation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
amount of material resources
heating power; thermal power; firepower
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase