to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to explain adequately; to be accountable
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to appease; to suppress; to calm
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
nine parts; nine percent; almost
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
of course; certainly; naturally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
contest of strength; trial of strength
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
main cause; primary factor
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
establishment; settlement
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
it's easier said than done; (lit.) saying is easy; doing is hard