abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
knowing; (an) acquaintance
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to yearn for; to be in love with
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
logistical support; combat service support
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
life; living; I; me; student
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
preference; priority; precedence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be hot on a person's heels
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
election; selection; choice