thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
in the meanwhile; during the time
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be found; to be discovered
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
death from cold; freezing to death
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to