weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
(in the same way) as before; as always
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe