Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
venom gland; poison gland
early to bed early to rise
along the road; at the side of the road
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
local specialty; special product (of a region)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
like this; in this way; as you see
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
left side; left-hand side
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
no!; no no!; no, not at all
port city; harbor city; harbour city
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
troublesome; annoying; complicated
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)