right beside; close to; nearby
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
(distant) howling; backbiting
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the opposite sex; isomerism
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
the right person in the right place
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
complete stranger; total stranger
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk