thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
evening meal; dinner; supper
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to speak; to hear a voice
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
family structure; family composition; family makeup
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)