poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
way; method; means; resource; course
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I see; that's right; indeed
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion