to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
yearned for; longed for; missed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
just a minute; small quantity
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
selection; choice; option
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
speech; expression; wording; language
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)