to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
general; popular; common; typical
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
price; cost; value; worth; value
button (clothing); push-button
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
each; (arch.) you (plural)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thought; consideration; thinking
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)