actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
good; goodness; right; virtue
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
silence; stillness; quietness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
moving tale; impressive tale
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(one's) countenance; face
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
script; libretto; scenario