obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
object of adoration, longing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
final; eventual; ultimate
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)