certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
point in common; common feature
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
sincere; honest; faithful
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
scale; scope; plan; structure
workshop; studio; atelier
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
(present) head of a family
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
chief vassal; senior statesman
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
small number; few; minority
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well