to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to say things to ease one's mind
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to become possible; to become able to (do)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
value; preciousness; nobility
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
important matter; matters of weight
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to check; to stop; to keep back
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
fighting stance; fighting pose
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
spring break; spring vacation
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
promotion (school, military, etc.)
from the viewpoint of; according to
to become clear; to be made public
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
school bag; school satchel
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
hello; good day; good afternoon