ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to make a road; to give an elementary lesson
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
one's own child; one's own children
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
sick person; patient; invalid
separate; scattered; apart
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to invite in; to show someone in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
worried look; melancholy air
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept