to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without permission; without notice
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
on bad terms; at loggerheads