to shave off; to scrape off
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
contract; compact; agreement
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to put someone to work; to make someone work
grand; imposing; magnificent
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)