leading part; leading actor; leading actress
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
coming out (as gay, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to face; to go towards; to head towards
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
without; but if; otherwise; or else
the other day; lately; recently
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be surprised; to be astonished
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
surname; family name; last name
to call each other; to call out to one another
name; given name; first name
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)