shame; embarrassment; disgrace
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
covered with; stained; smeared
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
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
to leave as is; to ignore
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
several weeks; a few weeks
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
secret; private; surreptitious
injured person; wounded person; casualty
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
pointing out; identification
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra