request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
ideally; if one were to wish for more
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
salary reduction; salary cut
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
one's own army; one's own team
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship