great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
effective control (over territory); working control
(social) class; rank; grade
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
session (of a legislature)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
two (long cylindrical things)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
the opposite sex; isomerism
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to some extent; to a certain extent
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
head house (family); birthplace; originator
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo