persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
one's person; around one's person
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
questions and answers; dialogue
head; lead; vanguard; first
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
like it or not; like or not like
damp; moist (negative nuance)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
of course; certainly; naturally
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
abuse; misuse; perversion
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
relation; connection; relevance
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
double; twice (as much); twofold
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
scene; sight; scenario; setting
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
without permission; without notice
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy