vice; immorality; corruption
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
retort; back talk; backchat
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to repent; to be penitent
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
preface; introduction; preamble
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
going through great pains in vain
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
end of life; death; breathing one's last
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity