attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
older sister; elder sister
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
number of days (times) one has attended
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to repeat; to do something over again
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to thrust away; to send flying
genuine article; real thing; real deal
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects