to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
odd couple; incongruous couple
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
rational; reasonable; logical
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
logistical support; combat service support
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
marriage fraud; fake marriage
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
sea level; (surface of) sea
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
major earthquake; large earthquake
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)