local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
unique thing; best on earth
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
literally; to the letter; literal
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
oppression; suppression; pressure
foundation stone; cornerstone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
failure; mistake; blunder
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to bring along; to accompany
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
opinion; intention; thought
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)