disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
economic warfare; economic war
information warfare; information war
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
handicraft; industrial art object
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to call in; to invite; to bring in
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
very likely; very probable
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to set up shop; to open a store
to approach; to draw near
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes