to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
self-diagnosis; self-examination
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
illicit sexual relationship
a second time; again; once more; twice
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
genuine article; real thing; real deal
board chairman; managing director; chief director
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
such; like that; in that way
massing (of troops); gathering