a little bit; a little while
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
victim; injured party; sufferer
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
orders; instructions; directive; command
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to squash; to crush; to flatten
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
antiquity; the previous era
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
please; somehow or other; one way or another
diagnosis; medical examination
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
like this; in this way; as you see
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)