sound of voice; vocal sound
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to speak ill of; to disparage
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible