leader; magnate; big head
softness; gentleness; weakness
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
though; notwithstanding; although
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
questionnaire; survey; poll
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
light brown; golden brown
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to chase; to run after; to pursue
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
it is not (like that) either
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
advisory committee (council, panel)
topic of discussion; agenda
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)