deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
government service; the bureaucracy
convenient; expedient; makeshift
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
of all things (days, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to escape from; to get out
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
body; physical system; (the) person
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
a step; short distance; short time
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
heating power; thermal power; firepower
guaranteed; authentic; certified
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses