to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
long ago; a long time ago; already
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to squeeze out; to wring out
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
mental; spiritual; emotional
unstable state; metastable state; quasistable state
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)