steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to throw away; to abandon
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
carbonization; carbonisation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
older employee who does not have much actual work
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
living person; the living
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
in terms of; from the point of view of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to fire into; to shoot into
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
semi-transparent; translucent
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down