unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
production (e.g. play); direction
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
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
promoting; increase; advance
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
technical book; specialized book; treatise
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
rhyming game; play on words; pun
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
comma; decimal point; radix point
unkindness; unfriendliness
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
several years; a few years
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service