desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
donor; contributor; provider
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
nine parts; nine percent; almost
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to state; to express; to mention
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
beyond imagination; unimaginable
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
notice; attention; observation
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
marriage ceremony; wedding
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
being in love with each other
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to lead someone around by the nose
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)