grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
increase in population; population growth
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
year on year; on the previous year
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
a few years ago; some years back
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
because of; owing to; due to
standing close together; bristling (with)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)