to invite; to show (someone) in
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
crude; immature; unpolished
questions and answers; dialogue
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
way; method; means; resource; course
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
(department) store; (department) stores
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to throw open; to leave open