now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(how) many times; (how) often
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
last days; the end; one's fate
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
twice; again; second time
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only