greater than ...; bigger ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
contract; compact; agreement
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
result; fruit (of); product (of)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
nothing but; none other than
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord