to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
counter for wheels and flowers
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
how; in what way; in what manner
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
government ordinance; cabinet order
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
after school (at the end of the day)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning