to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
conviction; belief; confidence
answering machine; answerphone
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to call a person's attention (to)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to sniff out; to get wind of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be helpful; to be useful
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
battlefield; battleground
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
professor; teaching; instruction