stagnation; hindrance; delay
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
way of training; method of bringing up children
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
power; authority; influence
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
if so; in that case; in that situation
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
calm; composed; cool; quiet
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from