distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
outsider; someone outside of a group
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
again and again; repeatedly
only the results matter; it's all about the results
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
decorum; propriety; politeness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
store selling musical instruments
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
back street; back alley; off-street
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)