to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
tide; current; tendency; trend
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
sense of values; values; value system
belief; faith; conviction
old friend; old acquaintance
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
such; like that; in that way
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
that kind; competition; match
wounded person; injured person
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
the other day; a few days ago
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
had better ...; had better not ...
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
in the future; another day; later
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
materials; data; document
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
custom; common practice; habit
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty