sick person; patient; invalid
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
fame; popularity; reputation
to gain fame; to make one's name
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
war; battle; match; game; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be helpful; to be useful
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
piggybacking marketing; method of making sales by jumping on a bandwagon (like that of a boom, popularity, disaster, etc.)
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law