adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
(giving) instruction; initiation
birth; creation; formation
homosexuality; homosexual love
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
living thing; organism; creature; biology
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
descendant; posterity; offspring
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
gender; distinction of sex; sex
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
womanly; ladylike; feminine
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate