small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
in low spirits; dejected; sad
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
goodness; excellence; virtue
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
originally; by nature; from the start
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence