means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
open; public; official; overt
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
without cause; without reason
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to await; to wait for; to expect
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
bright (light) colour (color)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
gambling den; gambling house
society; the world; the times
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to give the stamp of approval
literally; to the letter; literal
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
determination; resolution