to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
pelting rain; pouring rain; driving rain; downpour
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
duty; obligation; responsibility
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
with a clink (click, clack)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
commencing with; including
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to let out a cry; to break forth
to step forward; to take a step forward
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)