loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to get narrower; to contract
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to leave something as it is
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
infant; baby; little child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of