to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
devoted; self-sacrificing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
nature of one's business; business instinct
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
left-hand radical of a character
whatever (the case may be)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
period of time; time slot; time zone
to push aside; to push one's way through
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off