to prostrate oneself (before)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to tie; to bind; to fasten
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
example; simile; metaphor; allegory