to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
one cause; one reason; one factor
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
nonchalant air; unruffled air
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
three; three years of age
(navigable) canal; waterway
worst; poor and boring; uncool
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
what kind of business; what sort of matter
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
secret understanding; collusion
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
being upright and cleanhanded
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm