bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to increase; to add to; to augment
long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
just a minute; small quantity
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to have the privilege of doing
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
during; for the duration of