power; authority; jurisdiction
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
how long; how far; how much
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
transactions; dealings; business
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
useless resistance; vain struggle
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)