to slip through; to slip past; to evade
handrail; railing; banister
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to have a talk; to tell a story
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
joint struggle; common (united) front
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to steal; to rob; to take away
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to say no more; to sink into silence
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward