to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
first-rate; finest quality; the best
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
like this; in this way; as you see
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
profound; deep; unfathomable
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to set (sun); to become dark
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity