minimum; at the very least
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
I don't want to boast but
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
image; figure; figure; form; image
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
start of a romance; beginning of love
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
popular name; common name; given name
one example of (when there are more examples)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to put into the mouth; to eat
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
parent-child relationship
even though; despite; when
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance