to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
decision; judgment; resolution
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
bad form or manners; indecency; impropriety
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
counter for choices, options, etc.
to be intimate with; to befriend
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)