to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to compete with; to vie for
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
stairs; stairway; staircase
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
independence; self-reliance
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
shopping; purchased goods
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
such; like that; that sort of
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer