overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to add (to); to add on; to append
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
depression; low spirits; dejection
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
around the clock; day and night
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to entrust; to leave to a person
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away