prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
not necessarily so; is not always true
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
at once; there and then; immediately
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
item; something that one "just has to have"
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one's whole heart; everything one feels