to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
how many years; how long; what year
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
world; society; people; the public
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
just because; even if; even though
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
very interesting; of great interest
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
useless; vain; aimless; idle
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
indictment; prosecution; complaint
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament