offense; offence; crime; punishment
main cause; primary factor
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to kill; to choke the life out of
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
prospects of victory; chances of success
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
serious; severe; grave; acute
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
one of these days; someday; one day
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great