to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
contract; compact; agreement
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
that is to say; so that means
surface of the earth; ground surface
direct control; direct supervision
town; city; municipal; urban
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
living thing; organism; creature; biology
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
you could say; you might say; verging on the
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
reigning; controlling; dictating
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
small fraction; small proportion