middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
portable stove used for tea ceremonies during the summer
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to keep away; to keep at a distance
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
you could say; you might say; verging on the
reduction by half; halving
together with; same; both; all; including ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
preference; priority; precedence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pointing out; identification
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how