modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
sampling food; tasting; trying
free (of charge); gratuitous
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
at once; immediately; right now
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
pull; patronage; tug; discount
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
double; twice (as much); twofold
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague