to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
ninja rope with grappling hook
goods; merchandise; commercial items
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
legal; lawful; legitimate
moneymaking; earning money
price increase; rise in price
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
losing weight; slimming; lean person
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)