stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to complain; to make a complaint
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
marital relationship; marital relations
our country; our land; one's own country
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
by all means; by all costs
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
parental love or affection
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
trauma (usu. psychological)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run