request; favour (to ask); wish; please
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
right beside; close to; nearby
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
apparently; appears to be
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be silent; to say nothing
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
edict; ordinance; proclamation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the same; the said; likewise
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person