to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
woman; female; feminine gender
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
disclosure; exposure; revelation
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
genuine article; real thing; real deal
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to employ; to hire; to charter
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
since when; from when; how long
and; thereupon; because of that
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of