calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
trial; judgement; judgment
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
entering a faith; joining a religion
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
religious organization; religious organisation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(medical) doctor; physician
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting