to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to sell off; to sell completely
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
tendency; trend; inclination
to become better; to improve
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be ill; to suffer from
human trafficking; slave trade
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
handrail; railing; banister
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
place; position; location; position; standing; status
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing