companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
enough is enough; no further!
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
how many years; how long; what year
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty