to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
don't you think?; indicates question
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
simple wedding; modest wedding
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
battlefield; battleground
how many people; a number of people
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
man who is popular with women
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
meaning; significance; sense
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
accomplice; co-conspirator
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive