control; check; restraint; inhibition
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
itchiness; itching; itching sensation
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
the front; honest; upright; decent
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
10th day of the month; ten days
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to count on one's fingers
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to take away; to carry off
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
four (long cylindrical things)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just