to blow out; to spout out
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
beloved child; dear child
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
death (and entering the hereafter)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to mistake (A for B); to misread
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
training (animals); breaking (animals)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to enter the government service
boastful speech; bragging
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
indirection; indirectness
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
people close to the head man
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(television) reception; receiving (a picture)
vertical bars; vertical lattice
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short