to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
great difference; big difference; wide margin
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
abstract or impracticable theory
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
expression of love; showing love
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to take (all of) into consideration
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
personal; individual; private
function; facility; faculty; feature
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
everywhere; all over; throughout
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)