to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
all you want; as much as one wants
misrepresentation; false statement
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to count on one's fingers
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
competent; suitable; qualified
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
position; location; base; point; site
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
suggestion; hint; implication
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
based on; built on; made from
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
a new product joining a group of other products
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
ancestor; forefather; foremother