one's post; place of work; workplace
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ardent; passionate; vehement
courting; wooing; making advances
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
estimate (of costs); budget
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
respect and affection; love and respect
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
two times; twice; two degrees
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden change; sudden turn
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be overcome with emotion
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over