one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one thin flat object; one sheet
printout; (computer) printing
to be photographed; to be projected
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
support; backing; aid; assistance
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
interruption; interference; butting in
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street