to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to hand over; to surrender
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
either way; in any case; one way or another
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to go out and away; to leave
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other