breath; breathing; tone; mood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
consulting agreement; advisory contract
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
how many people; a number of people
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to take over; to hand over
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to spread; to be propagated
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
quarrel; dispute; argument
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
depiction; description; portrayal
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
weekly publication; weekly magazine
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute