to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
polite; courteous; hospitable
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to watch over; to watch attentively
to play a central role; to take a leading part
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
modesty; humility; being humble
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
beyond that point; after that
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
nothing but; none other than
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
perishable food; perishables
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response