to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
complete change; about-face
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(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
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
about; on; regarding; per; for every
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
both; both sides; both parties
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
sounding each other out; probing each other
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view