hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to pretend; to act (as if)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
medical examination; checkup; consultation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
secretary (government); director; chief
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
but; however; although; though
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
because of; owing to; due to
strategy meeting; council of war
attendance; presence; appearance