within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to order; to command; to appoint
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
national defence; national defense
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to keep away; to keep at a distance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to talk; to carry meaning
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
all you want; as much as one wants
to ask; to enquire; to query
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock