desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
if you do this; if this is the case
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
globular shape; spherical shape
just above; right overhead
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sympathy; empathy; response
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
negotiations; discussions; connection