stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
document; official papers
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to discuss; to talk together
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
original word; original language
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
ardent; passionate; vehement
considerably; fairly; quite
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
primer; manual; introductory book
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
Island; insula; island; islet
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance