arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good-looking; fair; beautiful
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank