assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to shade an account; to add something extra
source of information; intelligence source; message source
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to be right on target; to strike it rich
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
theatre-going; theater-going
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
guard; security guard; security officer
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
had better ...; may as well ...
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
original song; original melody
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely