father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
people; citizens; subjects; folk
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
horn (musical instrument)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
home area; home town; local
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
like this; this sort; this way
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
is something that; is that which
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement