abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
speech and conduct; words and deeds
commitment; pledge; promise
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
property; fortune; assets
income; receipts; revenue
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to have meaning; to be meaningful
spouse; wife; husband; partner
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
general; overall; across-the-board
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
food and drink; eating and drinking
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to discuss; to talk together
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse