to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
construction; establishment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour