curtain; bunting; act (in play)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
armed forces; military; troops
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to chase; to run after; to pursue
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se