because; the reason is; if you want to know why
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to be transparent; to show through
consequence; outcome; result; blame
because of; owing to; due to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
reaction; response; reaction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing