connection; link; relationship
to play a leading role; to play a central part
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
early on; earlier on; from early
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to sniff out; to get wind of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
joint together; opposite; facing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
command; lead; generalship; leadership
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to increase; to add to; to augment
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
preference; priority; precedence
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to complain; to make a complaint
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
how long; how far; how much
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous