gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
what kind of business; what sort of matter
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
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)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
offensive (movement); aggression
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
classification; categorization; sorting
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
dukedom; duchy; principality
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate