birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
grip (of hand); grip strength
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
frequent; densely packed; thick
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
cake served with tea; teacake
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
other than; excluding; without
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
bluff; false show of power; bold front
free (of charge); gratuitous
long ago; previous; of a former age
idol group; boy band; girl group
everybody; every last one of them; all
Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life