thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
inside a prison; in prison
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
door; gate; opening; title page
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to repent; to be penitent
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
just one person; only one
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
I appreciate your efforts
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price