to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
indicate reason; infers some protest
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
interruption; suspension; break
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
(political) power; authority; influence
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
objection; dissent; protest
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
great war; great battle; world war
one's own army; one's own team
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
dozens; scores of; decades
millions; several million; a few million
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to repeat; to do something over again
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
suddenly; all of a sudden
presumption; assumption; estimation
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
drawing; painting; picture
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable