to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
height (of body); stature
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fair and square; open and aboveboard
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
military discipline; military regulations; military rules