in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
being good at cooking; good cook
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
former years; formerly; a few years ago
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
entering school; school attendance
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
feel (of a material); texture
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
free time; time at leisure
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
sharing; division; draw; tie
group; party; team; squad; section
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
carrying out one's original intention
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle