calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hostility; animosity; enmity
to have a meal; to take a meal
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be charged with a mission
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky