to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
rival; competitor; competition
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to stare back (at); to glare back
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
check; restraint; oppression; repression
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
most part; greater part; majority
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
school festival; campus festival
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
excursion; field trip; school trip
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to distribute; to hand out
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
striking; remarkable; considerable
percent; per cent; percentage