to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be opposite; to face each other
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
living together; communal life; cohabitation
cooperation; collaboration
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
how long; how far; how much
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
condition; figure; appearance; voice
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
dissection; autopsy; analysis
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
clear; distinct; evident; definite