business trip; official trip
absence; disregard; indifference
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
woman; female; feminine gender
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
combat power; fighting strength
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
homecoming; returning home
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
descendant; progeny; offspring
United States men's Olympic basketball team
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
but; however; even though; even if
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
influence; effect; impact
and then; and so; and; so then
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
close; intimate; on good terms
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest