to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(political) power; authority; influence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
forcibly; by force; against one's will
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
patience; endurance; perseverance
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
shyness; bashfulness; shame
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object