to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
deep emotion; strong feelings
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
high-class restaurant; high-end store
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
runner-up; second (in a race)
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
everybody; every last one of them; all
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
to be pleased with; to suit
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail