truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
however; having said that; but
society; public; community; social studies
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
just one person; only one
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
great cause; moral law; justice
letting (someone) die without helping
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter