to end in vain; to be wasted effort
that is to say; so that means
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
(being) on air; (being) on the air; broadcasting
throughput; processing power
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
bureaucratic routine; red tape
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
audible range; hearing range
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
prejudice; bias; distorted view
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
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
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
trend of the times; way things are going
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
temporary; transitory; short-lived