pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
tide; current; tendency; trend
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
trouble; bother; annoyance
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
secrecy; highly classified information
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
accountability; being held accountable
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
official name; formal name
useful thing; usable article
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to underrate; to make light of
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
stability; security; equilibrium
price; cost; value; worth; value
index finger; forefinger; second toe
customization; customisation
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
no loss or gain; coming out even
to complain; to lodge a complaint