to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
conscious; deliberate; intentional
thought; consideration; thinking
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
how many years; how long; what year
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
cheap article; poor quality article
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
until now; so far; up to the present
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
good-natured; of good character
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
vast; limitless; boundless
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
adds force or indicates command