mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
incessant working; working non-stop
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
work clothes; business suit
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to gain strength; to have energy
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
wedded life; married life
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
desperation; self-abandonment
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to kill; to choke the life out of
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)