reduction by half; halving
slight reduction; small decrease
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
event; phenomenon; matter
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to run about; to rush about
obliteration; annihilation
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to do together; to share; to participate in
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to be impressed; to greatly admire
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
bet; wager; stake; gamble
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
according to plan; as planned; on target
one or two; a few; small number
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in