to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to kill; to choke the life out of
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
short and stout; small but wide around
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to open (one's eyes) wide
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
useless resistance; vain struggle
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
great hurry; great haste; rush
high brow; broad forehead
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
beforehand; in advance; previously
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted