regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
among these; between these; of these
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
technique; art; skill; move
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
but; however; provided that
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)