dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
offensive (movement); aggression
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
subscriber; reader; admirer
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to give something weight; to give something dignity
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
clicking; clopping; clacking
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out