raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
new discovery; new invention
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
returning tit for tat; retaliating
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to lose one's way; to get lost
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
long men's underpants (resembling loose Bermuda shorts)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
something wrapped in a furoshiki
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
strange; rare; novel; curious
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)