valid; effective; yuko (judo)
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
dodompa; rumba-like Japanese musical genre popular in the 1960s
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to comfort; to console; to amuse
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
technique; art; skill; move
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the same kind; accomplice; partner
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to have an eye on; to zero in on
locker room; changing room; dressing room
craving; longing; thirsting
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation