composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
beginning; outset; first; onset
trouble; bother; annoyance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
face; looks; vestiges; trace
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
study; diligence; discount; reduction
festival; feast; carnival
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present