to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
preface; introduction; preamble
talk about divorce or separation
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
correction; rectification; mending; repair
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
registration; accession; register; entry; record
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
a long time ago; in those days
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
life or death; existence; destiny
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
drop of water; polka dots