sovereign; emperor; monarch
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
telephone book; telephone directory
counter for books; volume
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
stupid girl; stupid woman
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
ignorant of the ways of the world
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling