myself; yourself; I; me; you
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
meaning; significance; sense
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (of time); to elapse
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; like that; that sort of; very
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
dismissal (from a position); discharge
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless