to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to pass each other; to cross paths
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
consists of; comprises; is made up of
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right