to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
body; body blow (in boxing)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
twice; again; second time
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to happen to meet; to come across
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
turntable (record player); railway turntable; car turntable; baggage carousel
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
preface; introduction; preamble
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no