to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
innermost depths of one's heart
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it is I who should say so
story; tale; talk; discussion
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
materials; data; document
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be profitable; to yield a profit
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
this world; this life; world of the living