impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
care; precaution; guarding; caution
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to blow out; to spout out
the reverse; other side; lining
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
origin; beginning; source; rise
even more; still more; further
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
(a place) out of one's reach
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
literally; to the letter; literal
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end