to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
author; writer; novelist; artist
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
because; the reason why is
to accept; to receive; to agree
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
outline; summary; argument
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook