gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to fight against; to oppose; to face
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair