to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
entreaty; supplication; petition
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
proper; right; reasonable
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to begin talking; to open up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
index; indices; indicator
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to replace; to move; to change the position of
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
creation; generation; formation; derivation