spirit; heart; disposition
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
and; thereupon; because of that
older sister; lass; young lady
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
registration; accession; register; entry; record
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
respect and affection; love and respect
sorry; excuse me; thank you
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
book; volume; this; present; main; head
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
to become possible; to become able to (do)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; research; investigation