irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and so; therefore; for that reason
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
action; operation; effect; function
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
nature; property; disposition
happy; cheerful; pleasant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
without; but if; otherwise; or else
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to take over; to hand over
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers