natural; reasonable; understandable
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
relations; members of extended family
firm; strong; solid; stable
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
in a day; in a brief space of time
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
long time; long interval; for quite some time
coming and going; commuting
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to put someone to trouble
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to begin some form of lifestyle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
training (esp. in-service); induction course
room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
cooperation; coordination; link
while; during; performed in this condition
cruelty; hard-heartedness