to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to frolic about; to mess around
to have meaning; to be meaningful
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
that day; the very same day
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
head; brains; intellect; understanding
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
height (of body); stature
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
so what!; who gives a damn?
negotiations; discussions; connection
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to feel inferior; to feel small
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to support each other; to support one another
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
trouble; bother; annoyance
indicate reason; infers some protest
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors