to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
influence; effect; impact
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
when it becomes; when it comes to
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
deep emotion; strong feelings
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach