pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
scene; sight; scenario; setting
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
around the world; throughout the world
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
open; public; official; overt