harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
study; library; den; home office; reading room
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
program (e.g. TV); programme
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
power; might; authority; influence
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
ringing; throbbing violently
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash