to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to say; to be pleased to say
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
right (to do something); authority; power
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
in one's hands; in one's control
above all else; more than anything
every single word and phrase; word by word
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to read between the lines
rationalization; justification
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to have meaning; to be meaningful
nod; inclination of the head
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
professionalism; professional awareness
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
common name; popular name
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
polite; respectful; reverent