to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
that kind; competition; match
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
arrest; apprehension; capture
death penalty; capital punishment
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
interference; intervention; meddling
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
cooperation; collaboration
place; room; margin; scope
government and municipal offices; public agencies
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
good family; respectable family; decent family
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no matter how much time passes
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
middle class; bourgeoisie
unidentifiable; unidentified
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
successor; replacement; second wife
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do