to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
just a minute; small quantity
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
business discussion; negotiation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
moment; brief space of time
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
study; learning; tutorial
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
interior design; interior; upholstery
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
curious; strange; unusual
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)