to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to be too late; to be too slow
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
race (of people); type of person
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
now that you say that; now that you mention it
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
at that time; in those days
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to run up to; to rush over
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not