to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to happen to meet; to come across
such; like that; that sort of; very
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be able to manage somehow or another
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fort; stronghold; fortification
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
people; citizens; subjects; folk
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
knowing; (an) acquaintance
letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
together; at the same time; same; identical
to join forces; to cooperate
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment