to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
another dimension; different level; whole other level
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
another thing; other things; another man's property
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
just because; even if; even though
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation