to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to well up; to burst; to arise
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap