troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
oracle; revelation; divine message
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
considerably; greatly; a lot
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration