to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
pregnancy; conception; gestation
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to express (in words); to confess
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wedding ring; wedding band
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to return a favor (favour); to repay
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
inspection; checking (goods, products)
(doing something) regardless of expense
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
inland districts; inland areas
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to be expensive; to be costly
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy