to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to annoy; to cause trouble
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
your husband; her husband
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
party ticket (esp. one for a political fundraising party)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
electoral district; precinct
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
influence; effect; impact
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying