being about to cry; the verge of tears
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
that is to say; so that means
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
having said that; be that as it may
to comfort; to console; to amuse
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
like this; this sort; this way