cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
stale; hackneyed; cliched
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
proper; respectable; decent; honest
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at a stroke; with a single swoop
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
just now; a moment ago; this very minute