awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
special; particular; peculiar; unique
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
counter for books; volume
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
common use; communal use; sharing
nice; likeable; desirable
of course; certainly; naturally
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
door; gate; opening; title page
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school