to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
travelling alone; solitary journey
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
having no money; lack of money
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)