to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
servant; manservant; menial
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fields (of rice and other crops)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
degenerate; pervert; deviant
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
reduction by half; halving
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
food and drink; eating and drinking
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue