three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in spite of; regardless of
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
custom; practice; convention; precedent
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
nervousness; oversensitivity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth