effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to continue to do; to persist in doing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
menial; meanness; servility; abject
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
with a start; with a jump
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
hills and fields; countryside
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify