to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
money problems; financial issues
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
as stated; verbatim; literally
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
meaning; significance; sense
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall flat; to fall face down
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused