securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
capable of anything; liable to do
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
due form; official; formality
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism