to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
foreign enemy; outside invader
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
sincere; honest; faithful
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
one (thing); one piece; one item
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
participation; joining; entry
home; household; family; hearth
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to throw oneself (into an activity)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
progress; advance; improvement; development
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take (be in) charge of