to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
inattention; absent-mindedness
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
height (of a person); stature
to re-tailor; to have altered; to remake (clothing); to renovate
to become better; to improve
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
woman; female; feminine gender
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
state examination; national examination
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
area; region; district; locality