whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
border (between countries); national border
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability